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Expand Up @@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ with client.listen.v2.connect(

Transcribe pre-recorded audio files ([API Reference](./reference.md#listen-v1-media-transcribe-file)):

`nova-3` assumes English when `language` is omitted. For non-English audio, pass the
expected language explicitly (for example, `language="fr"`) or use `language="multi"`
for automatic multilingual detection.

```python
from deepgram import DeepgramClient

Expand All @@ -75,7 +79,8 @@ client = DeepgramClient()
with open("audio.wav", "rb") as audio_file:
response = client.listen.v1.media.transcribe_file(
request=audio_file.read(),
model="nova-3"
model="nova-3",
language="en",
)
print(response.results.channels[0].alternatives[0].transcript)
```
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